Legal Secretary

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Edinburgh is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to provide efficient secretarial support. This role involves amending agreements, managing diaries, and liaising with various teams. The ideal candidate has a solid background in a legal environment and excellent IT skills. Attractive perks include hybrid working, gym membership reimbursement, and loyalty awards.

Benefits

Working from home a few days per week

Cycle to work scheme

50% towards gym membership

Bonus scheme

25 days holiday

Loyalty awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a legal secretary.
• Experience in a legal environment is essential.
• Excellent IT skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Amend and format agreements/documents as required.
• Manage diaries and emails for Partners and fee earners.
• Organise meetings and travel arrangements.
• Copy-type and perform digital dictation.
• Assist with billing and finance tasks.
• Manage workflow to Document & Design Centre, Print Room, etc.
• Handle client enquiries as required.
• Process expenses on Chrome River promptly.
• Liaise with Business Development, Marketing, Events and Finance Teams.

Skills

Legal secretary experience

Experience in a legal environment

Excellent IT skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Job description

Sewell Wallis is extremely excited to be working with a leading law firm who are based in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. Due to expansion, they're looking to recruit a Legal Secretary.

This Legal Secretary role will provide a high-quality and efficient secretarial service to partners, fee earners and trainee solicitors.

What will you be doing?

• Amending and formatting agreements/documents as required
• Diary and email management for your Partners and fee earners
• Organising meetings and travel arrangements
• Copy-typing and digital dictation as required
• Assisting with Billing/Finance tasks
• Managing workflow to the Document & Design Centre, Print Room, etc, as required; proactively taking steps to ensure work is returned within required timescales
• Handling client enquiries as and when required
• Processing expenses on Chrome River promptly
• Liaison with Business Development, Marketing, Events and Finance Teams with a view to supporting them on specific team-based tasks

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience as a legal secretary
• Previous experience in a legal environment
• Excellent IT skills
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment

What's in it for you?

• Working from home a few days per week.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 50% towards your gym membership.
• Bonus scheme.
• 25 days holiday.
• Loyalty awards.

Apply for this role below, or for more information, contact Lewis Walker.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.